Need an excuse to drive north of the Arctic Circle? Join the BLM Central Yukon Field Office in celebrating National Public Lands Day by helping build boardwalk on the Marion Creek Falls Trail and brush out the Marion Creek Campground! Come learn about what goes into operating an outdoor recreation program in the Arctic.

To register or ask questions, contact Kerri Hamos at khamos@blm.gov or 907-474-2204 or Steve Taylor at sctaylor@blm.gov or 907-474-2242.

Location

Marion Creek Campground, Milepost 180 Dalton Highway. It is approximately 5 miles north of Coldfoot. Signs will direct you to a meeting location in the campground. Plan for at least a 6-hour drive from Fairbanks on a bumpy road. Free camping at Marion Creek Campground will be offered for National Public Land Day volunteers. 

Work

Volunteers will meet event leaders at the Marion Creek Campground at 10:00 am for an introduction to discuss the work and distribute any necessary gear for the day. Participants will then divide into work groups of choice, led and instructed by event staff. Boardwalk work will consist of transporting staging boardwalk materials, some digging with shovels and pulaskis, and the use of cordless impact drivers. Brush clearing in the campground will consist of using loppers and power brushers to clear vegetation and carrying the brush to trucks by hand or wheelbarrow. 

Volunteers should come prepared for any kind of weather, with warm clothing, hats, rain gear, sturdy boots, a daypack and work gloves. Volunteers should also bring water.

Lunch and snacks will be provided to volunteers by BLM.

Learn more about recreation along the Dalton Highway here: Dalton Highway Recreation | Bureau of Land Management